Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Michael Jonzu, a music producer, is claiming that the Jackson estate owes him for his involvement on the late Michael Jackson's posthumously released track This is It, and is suing both Jackson's estate and the track's co-writer, Paul Anka.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Dr Conrad Murray has requested that he be released from jail pending his appeal against his four year sentence. He said in a
declaration that he should be released either on his own recognizance or
on bail with electronic monitoring.

His
lawyer, J. Michael Flanagan, stated in the motion that Murray knows he
cannot work as a doctor but would find other employment. He suggested
the sentence and Murray's mode of confinement is extremely severe for a
man with no prior criminal record.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Dr Conrad Murray has launched an appeal against the the claim made by Michael Jackson's family for $100M in restitution against him.

Dr Murray's lawyer, Michael Falangan, claims that the amount of restitution ought to be restricted, given that Jackson was in part responsible for his own death through a self-administration of
Propofol.

Monday, January 09, 2012

A group of 100 Michael Jackson fans based in France have hired a lawyer, Emmanuel Ludot, to sue Conrad Murray (who is currently serving time for the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson) for compensation for the
"emotional damage" caused by Conrad Murray.

Ludot told the Afp:

"It's similar to losing a
childhood friend in a traffic accident. Because this death affects you,
you have the possibility to file a suit and seek compensation."

The case will be heard in Orleans, France on April 11 2012.

Will the money, if they win the case, bring Jackson back or assuage their alleged "grief"?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Dr Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in country jail (not state prison) yesterday, for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson.

On passing sentence Judge Michael Pastor said:

"Of everything I heard and saw during the course of
the trial, one aspect of the evidence stands out the most, and that is
the surreptitious recording of Michael Jackson by his trusted doctor.I find that Dr
Murray abandoned his patient who was trusting him; his patient was
vulnerable under those circumstances, having been administrated
potentially dangerous drugs by his medical provider.

Dr Murray's course of conduct extended over a period of time, he
repeatedly lied and engaged in deceitful misconduct and endeavoured to
cover up his transgressions.

He violated the trust of the medical community, of his
colleagues and of his patient and he has absolutely no sense of
remorse, absolutely no sense of fault and remains dangerous.

It's easy to say, 'Oh well, Dr Murray is a medical doctor, he's a
smart sophisticated man, he doesn't have a criminal history, he may not
be licensed to practise medicine in the future - although that has
nothing to do with me, I have no authority over that.

The fact remains, Dr Murray is offended by that
patient dying and I don't have any idea what will prompt Dr Murray to do
or not do something in the future that may be dangerous to a patient if
he does practise medicine in the United States or even elsewhere."

It is likely, because of overcrowding, that Dr Murray will not serve the full term.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Dr Conrad Murray will be sentenced next week, having been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson.

The prosecution have filed a sentencing memo asking for Dr Murray to be sentenced to the maximum of four years in jail, together with a request that he be forced to pay Jackson's children over $100M in compensation for Jackson's loss of income.

Given that Dr Murray has lost his licence, it is unlikely that he will ever be able to pay that debt. However, if he were fined $100M it would ensure that he would never personally profit from any future media deals; as the monies earned would have to be used to pay down the debt.